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H. PIETSGH.

JAR AND FASTENING THEREFOR.

No. 304,449. Patented Sept. 2, 1884.

- INVENTOR Z: BY m ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATE T QFFICE.

HERMAN PIETSOH, OF FLATBUSH, NEW YORK.

JAR AND FASTENING THEREFOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,449, datedSeptember 2, 1884-.

Application filed May 17, 1884. (1Y0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN PIETSOH, of Flatbush, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented anew and Improved Jar and Fasteningtherefor, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My-invention relates to improvements in fruit-jars; and it consists inthe peculiar construction and arrangement of parts, all as hereinafterfully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the jar with my improved fasteningapplied to the cover. Fig. 2 is a top view of the cover, and Fig. 3 is adetail view.

The jar or vessel A may be made of any ordinary form and of anymaterial, according to its intended uses. Near the edge of its mouth andon the outside is a flange, a, which is made with double inclines on thelower edge, as shown in Fig. 3-.

B is the cover, and G is the clamp. The clamp O is a strap of springmetal, having its ends bent to form hooks b b, that take beneath theflange c of the jar. On one hook, I), is a lug, f, projecting outwardfor being grasped to spring that end of the clamp free in opening thejar. To apply the fastening, one end is caught beneath flange a, withthe clamp in position, as shown by dotted lines, and the end with lug f,being pressed upon the hook, springs to place. The cover has a concavetop, as shown. The clamp is bent to the concave and bears on thatportion only, so as to give even pressure all around. The cover is alsogrooved at the edges of the concave, as shown at d, for receiving theclamp, so as to be even on top and tokeep the clamp from turning. Theinclines e serve to tighten the clamp in case of variations in thicknessof the covers and flanges, so that the fastening will operate properly.-The bend in the clamp gives the spring to it.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Pat ent 1. The jar A, provided with the flanges a,

having double inclines c, in combination with the cover B, provided Withthe grooves d, and

